The fire Navasfrías after calcining 30 acres of pine and oak, finally controlled after being the first fire of the season.
The forest fire declared on Monday afternoon in the municipality of Navasfrías (Salamanca) It is already controlled. The flames were calcined 27,5 hectares.
The fire has burned a patch of pine and oak, belonging to the Natural Area of The Rebollar, a border area with the Portuguese town of Foios and cacereña bordering the town of Valverde del Fresno. Thestrong wind afternoon blowing the flames caused rapid progress in the area known as La Pizarra.
In the work of extinction they intervened several fire crews, environmental agents, Civil Guard, villagers and airborne. During all night It has remained in the burned area extinguishing equipment, so that the flames do not rekindle.
Mayor Florencio Ramos said that “fire services have acted too late“. It has also been referred to a firetruck that the Junta de Castilla y León has in Navasfrías, “he could not act, since there is no driver hired”.
“It is unfortunate that so much money was spent on a fire truck and then have no driver so that it can be used in case of fire”, He said the deputy mayor.
